About me

I’m Emily, an apprentice journalist, a writer and an occasional picture-maker. My thing is the long nineteenth century and Neo-Victorianism … More

Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome

[Image: Nameless and Friendless, 1857, Emily Mary Osborn] Hello, friends, Romans, and lovers of the creative, historical, queer, and macabre! … More

Desperate Romantics: Will the Real Fanny Cornforth Please Stand Up?

[This story was published on November 4 on the BAVS Neo-Victorian blog. Read the original story at victorianist.wordpress.com/2016/11/04/neo-victorian-review-desperate-romantics-will-the-real-fanny-cornforth-please-stand-up.] “An artist is … More

Whatever Happened to Fanny Cornforth?

[This story was published on November 2 on the BAVS Neo-Victorian blog. Read the original story at victorianist.wordpress.com/2016/11/02/whatever-happened-to-fanny-cornforth.] [Image: Bocca Baciata, Dante … More